Cryptic crossword clue
Name of medication intricately enciphered — to avoid counterfeiters initially 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word EPHEDRINE

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What does EPHEDRINE mean?

EPHEDRINE noun
  1. An alkaloid, found in some species of Ephedra shrubs (or prepared synthetically).
  2. A medication whose active ingredient is ephedrine, used as a sympathomimetic drug.

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